Calls grow for end to Myanmar sectarian unrest

Tensions erupted following the recent rape and murder of a Buddhist woman:

MYANMAR: International pressure mounted for an end to religious violence raging in western Myanmar, where armed police on Tuesday patrolled a flashpoint region devastated by rioting and arson.

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US withdraws NATO supply negotiators from Pakistan

Move points to further strain in troubled Pakistani - US relations:

US: The United States has withdrawn negotiators from Pakistan after talks failed to reopen vital NATO supply routes into Afghanistan, officials said Monday. The move signaled further strain in troubled Pakistani-US relations and followed harsh criticism last week from US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that saw Pakistan’s army chief refuse to meet a senior Pentagon official.

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Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi sues paper over sex claims

It is alleged that she accrued a fortune worth $110m from illicit liaisons:

HONG KONG: Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has sued Hong Kong’s leading newspaper the Apple Daily and its sister weekly Next Magazine over reports that she prostituted herself with senior Chinese officials.

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